Easy Homemade Pizza Dough (for two pizzas)
Easy Homemade Pizza Dough (for two pizzas)
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon active dry yeast
- 1 cup water
- 1 tablespoon olive oil, for kneading and greasing, as needed
Instructions
- 1
In a clear glass bowl, add the 2 cups of all-purpose flour. Next, add the 1 teaspoon of salt to the flour and whisk them together until well combined. Then, add the 1/4 teaspoon of active dry yeast and whisk again to evenly distribute the dry ingredients.
⏱️ 2 min
- 2
Pour the 1 cup of water into the dry mixture. Use a spatula or spoon to mix the ingredients until a shaggy, cohesive dough begins to form.
⏱️ 2 min
- 3
Continue to knead the dough by hand in the bowl for 2 to 3 minutes until it comes together into one large, uniform mass.
⏱️ 3 min
- 4
Remove the dough from the bowl and clean the bowl thoroughly. Return the dough to the clean bowl. Drizzle a small amount of olive oil (about 1 tablespoon) over the dough. Knead the dough with the olive oil for approximately 1 minute, ensuring the oil is incorporated and coats the dough.
⏱️ 3 min
- 5
Cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap. Allow the dough to rest and rise at room temperature for a full 24 hours. The dough will significantly increase in size and develop air bubbles during this first rise (bulk fermentation).
⏱️ 1440 min
- 6
After the 24-hour rise, remove the dough from the bowl and place it onto a lightly floured wooden cutting board. Using a dough scraper or knife, divide the dough into two equal portions.
⏱️ 2 min
- 7
Take one portion of dough and, with lightly floured hands, fold the dough in half, press it, turn it, and repeat the folding and pressing motion. Then, pinch the seam at the bottom to create a smooth, round dough ball. Repeat with the second portion of dough.
⏱️ 3 min
- 8
Place the formed dough balls seam-side down on the floured surface. Cover them loosely with plastic wrap. Allow them to rest and proof for another 4 hours until they are ready to be stretched and topped for pizza.
⏱️ 240 min
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Easy Homemade Pizza Dough (for two pizzas)
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon active dry yeast
- 1 cup water
- 1 tablespoon olive oil, for kneading and greasing, as needed
Instructions
- 1
In a clear glass bowl, add the 2 cups of all-purpose flour. Next, add the 1 teaspoon of salt to the flour and whisk them together until well combined. Then, add the 1/4 teaspoon of active dry yeast and whisk again to evenly distribute the dry ingredients.
⏱️ 2 min - 2
Pour the 1 cup of water into the dry mixture. Use a spatula or spoon to mix the ingredients until a shaggy, cohesive dough begins to form.
⏱️ 2 min - 3
Continue to knead the dough by hand in the bowl for 2 to 3 minutes until it comes together into one large, uniform mass.
⏱️ 3 min - 4
Remove the dough from the bowl and clean the bowl thoroughly. Return the dough to the clean bowl. Drizzle a small amount of olive oil (about 1 tablespoon) over the dough. Knead the dough with the olive oil for approximately 1 minute, ensuring the oil is incorporated and coats the dough.
⏱️ 3 min - 5
Cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap. Allow the dough to rest and rise at room temperature for a full 24 hours. The dough will significantly increase in size and develop air bubbles during this first rise (bulk fermentation).
⏱️ 1440 min - 6
After the 24-hour rise, remove the dough from the bowl and place it onto a lightly floured wooden cutting board. Using a dough scraper or knife, divide the dough into two equal portions.
⏱️ 2 min - 7
Take one portion of dough and, with lightly floured hands, fold the dough in half, press it, turn it, and repeat the folding and pressing motion. Then, pinch the seam at the bottom to create a smooth, round dough ball. Repeat with the second portion of dough.
⏱️ 3 min - 8
Place the formed dough balls seam-side down on the floured surface. Cover them loosely with plastic wrap. Allow them to rest and proof for another 4 hours until they are ready to be stretched and topped for pizza.
⏱️ 240 min